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Blue Ã–yster Cult Frontman Shares Honest Opinion On Famous 'More Cowbell' Sketch, Recalls First Reaction To Seeing It [News] - *Music News*: "And also the ridiculous lines from Christopher Walken – you know, 'You're gonna be wearing gold diapers,' and all that stuff. It's just so s...
4 hours ago
Premier Guitar

What Are Your Tubes Really Doing? - If you’ve never worked on a tube amp, it can be hard to find your way into understanding how they work. Somehow, we create a tiny signal by making metal ...
7 hours ago
Guitar World

“When I played with Jason Newsted, I knew he was the one. Not that Robert Trujillo is a bad bass player, but Jason just has this edge”: In March 2003, Ozzy Osbourne introduced the world to his new bassist - Earplugged journalists from MTV News, CNN, and ABC News, gathered to hear Jason Newsted turn out alongside Ozzy, Zakk Wylde and Mike Bordin
7 hours ago
Vintage Guitar

D’Angelico Guitars Launches 60th Anniversary Grateful Dead Collection - New York–July 29th, 2025—D’Angelico Guitars announces an all-new collection of officially licensed Grateful Dead guitars celebrating the 60th Anniversary...
5 days ago
I Heart Guitar Blog

New Brown Sound collection for TONEX! - TONEX has been my favourite amp plugin since the day it was released and it only keeps getting better. And the TONEX pedals – the flagship TONEX Pedal an...
2 months ago
Gibson Lifestyle

Gibson Names B.B. King a "Gibson Legacy Artist" and Launches New, Alpine White B.B. King Lucille ES - [image: Gibson Names B.B. King a "Gibson Legacy Artist" and Launches New, Alpine White B.B. King Lucille ES]Gibson Brands, the world’s most iconic guitar b...
6 years ago
Gibson and Epiphone Electric Guitars

B.B. King Lucille 2019 - [image: B.B. King Lucille 2019]
6 years ago
Gibson and Epiphone Acoustic Guitars

Parlor Rosewood Avant Garde 2019 - [image: Parlor Rosewood Avant Garde 2019]
6 years ago
Arlen Roth Lessons

Wes Montgomery-style Octaves - This style is one of the most imitated and recycled sounds in the history of the guitar, yet many players are either not familiar with it, or simply play i...
9 years ago
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